I've been so busy lately I haven't really been participating on the forum. I have "lurked" a few times. I don't feel like I have anything pertinent to add to any current topics, so I just thought I'd say Hi. I have a major Anatomy and Physiology exam Friday that I've been studying for like crazy. Wish me LUCK! (or 'good fortune' or 'much success' if it suits you better.)
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Just stopped in to say Hi
by exwitless ini've been so busy lately i haven't really been participating on the forum.
i have "lurked" a few times.
i don't feel like i have anything pertinent to add to any current topics, so i just thought i'd say hi.
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Silly baptism stories?
by exwitless ina thread on baptism made me think about this.
i remember at a circuit assembly there were about 15 people getting baptized.
there were 2 "dunkers" in the pool.
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exwitless
A thread on baptism made me think about this. I remember at a circuit assembly there were about 15 people getting baptized. There were 2 "dunkers" in the pool. Then there were literally 4 brothers standing nearby the pool. Their entire job was to watch each baptismal candidate (I hate that term-sounds like they're running for a political office) as they were being dunked to make sure every square inch of their bodies was immersed all at once.
One poor tall and lanky young guy had his big toe peep out of the water the first try, so the "watchers" gathered together like football refs to make the call. FUMBLE! No, but they did make him get dunked for the 2nd time. Poor guy tried to keep his toes in, so an elbow showed or something. Once again, the football refs whispered among themselves, and NO! He must get dunked a 3rd time! I would have said 3rd time's a charm if I wasn't a dub then.
I briefly thought at the time how the micromanagement they displayed completely distracted from the seriousness and meaning of the occasion. That's the dubs for ya - they'd micromanage how you use the toilet if they could.
The funny thing was, after LDB and I got baptized, we went home and turned on the TV to find a Sunday afternoon football game on. Just at that time, the ref was declaring the call. He made the motion where one arm is crossed over to the other and the other hand was up near his face. LDB and I busted up laughing because it was almost identical to the way you have to hold your arms and hold your nose closed with the one free hand when you get dunked. It was like he was announcing "Baptize, number 49; 10 yard penalty!"
OK, so share some funny baptismal stories, will ya?
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An "Apostate" partakes at the JWs Memorial
by dedpoet inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccote1skw8a.
this is a video sent to me by brenda lee, the author of "out of the cocoon",.
of her partaking of the emblems at the jw memorial last month.
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exwitless
Well, that's 9 min. 35 seconds of my life I'll never get back. I'm embarrassed for Brenda. She made a complete fool of herself. She wasn't "courageous" or "brave",just childish.
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Crazy things you were "forced" to do in the Borg
by RR inwere you ever told to do things that had no bearing on the scriptures or even policies of the watchtower?.
we had one co who upon inspection insisted that the body of elders and servants be cleaven shaven, cut their hair and remove their sideburns.. i use to have a patch of hair under my bottom lip.
the co pointing to it asked, "what's that?
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We were advised by a CO to NOT be in the habit of sitting in the same seat every time we came to a meeting. How could we meet others if we always sat in the same seat every time? Well, that lasted all of 1 or 2 meetings. Our congregation was full of zombies who had been in the borg for so many decades, everything they did was by habit. Like trained monkeys. I tried to comply with sitting in different seats once by puposely sitting in a seat one elder ALWAYS sat at: 4th row from front, left side of hall on the isle. He just sat in the seat directly behind me. Next meeting, he was there first, so, you guessed it, he claimed his seat back.
Such pettiness. It wasn't good enough to come to the meeting. They had to tell us where we should sit, how early to be there to "associate", how late to stay. Not allowed to sit in the back row unless you had a baby or were very late to the meeting. Oh, that reminds me, once LDB and I were about 3 minutes early to the meeting. I was exhausted beyond description and a little grumpy (wouldv'e given anything to be at home in bed.) So we sat in the back row. Before I could even get my songbook out and ready, an elder came by and asked us to move because we didn't have a baby and there were plenty of seats up front. No one else needed the seat, necessarily; he had simply determined that I didn't need to sit there. I was FURIOUS but, of course, as a submissive woman in the congregation, I just packed up my stuff and moved to the FRONT row without saying anything. I should've packed up and walked out of the KH.
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What Expressions, Words or Beliefs Are Clearly JW?
by minimus in"in the truth" is one.
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"disfellowshipping" is another.. believing in the "faithful & discreet slave" is another..
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Happifying
Ones
Worldly
in the field
field service
study (referring to a person with whom a JW is studying): "My study is coming to the Memorial with me."
bad associations
meeting (heaven forbid we would call it "church"!)
Jehovah's loving...(provisions, discipline, etc.)
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I always had to chuckle at this
by TooBad TooSad inat circuit and especially district assemblies so many witnesses take.
notes of what was being said at such a feverish pace that i would ask.
myself: "what are they hearing that i am not hearing that is so important.
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I NEVER took notes at any meeting or convention. God, it was torture enough just to have to hear it!
There was one devout sister in our congregation who took notes at every single public talk (and probably still does.) After every Sunday meeting, she would go home and type up her notes on a typewriter. She filed them in alphbetical order by the title of the talk. Because she was (is) still in the borg for so long, when they would announce the title of the upcoming public talk she already had notes on, she would go home and pull out her previous typed notes from the last time she heard it. She would bring that to the talk, make additional notes again. She would go home, retype it, adding in any new tidbits of info. Can you imagine putting that much effort in to every single Sunday public talk? And, by the way, she NEVER missed meetings, was always "prepared" (meaning studied, looked up every scripture, made notes in the margins of her WT).
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hello.....
by L.Wells ini have lurked here for quite some time but felt the need to register, probably because i feel almost ready to leave.
a little background.
i am raised in the truth, am for all intents and purposes a good witness.
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Welcome aboard, L. Wells. Nice to meet you and hear your story. Congratulations on pursuing such a prestigious degree (despite the JWs advice against it.) You have a great future ahead of you, as long as you maintain your path AWAY from the Watchtower. Hope you and your boyfriend can find a way out soon. Good luck! (Yes, we can actually say "luck" here!)
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Watchtower Society contracts Josh Groban
by Inquisitor in[img]http://i19.tinypic.com/2zi1mrb.jpg[/img].
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edited: damn!
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exwitless
(I just knew we would be seeing exwitless on this thread
) Aw, how'd ya know?
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Time again for........ Congregation roll call
by Jourles init's been a while since this topic has been brought up.
use it as a chance to see if there is someone you might know from years past.
1973-1976 --- lakeside, ca??
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exwitless
We're from Lafayette, IN. Where are you from, JK666?
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We've done the girls now lets do our favorite male singers!
by restrangled ini'm currently listening to john mayer, ....what a voice!
also love seal, cat stevens, crosby, stills, nash & young.. i love many of the many new male voices but can't remember them...... tell me who you love!.
r..
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exwitless
Can't believe no one's said JOSH GROBAN!!!
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